List of Pac 12 Football Impact Freshmen

Here is a list of Pac 12 freshmen that are expected to see significant playing time this upcoming football season.

Arizona
CB Cortez Johnson
RB Ka'Deem Carey
LB Hank Hobson
LB Rob Hankins
DB Tramayne Bodurant


Arizona State
S Ezekiel Bishop
LB Isreal Marshall


California
LB Chris McCain
LB Cecil Whiteside
CB Stefan McClure
DT Viliami Moala
S Avery Walls

Colorado
WR Tyler McCulloch
CB Greg Henderson
OG Paulay Asiata
SS Kyle Washington
K Will Oliver
P Darragh O'Neill


Oregon
TE Colt Lyerla
RB De'Anthony Thomas


Oregon State
RB Malcolm Agnew
WR Brandin Cooks
RB Terron Ward
S Tyrequek Zimmerman
K Trevor Romaine

Stanford
WR Ty Montgomery
LB James Vaughters
CB Wayne Lyons

UCLA
OL Jacob Brendel
WR Devin Lucien

USC
WR Marqise Lee
OG Aundrey Walker
LB Lamar Dawson
RB Amir Carlisle

Utah
DE Nate Fakahafua
RB Harvey Langi
DB Eric Rowe

Washington
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins
WR Kasen Williams
LB John Timu
DT Danny Shelton

Washington State
LB Chester Su’a
LB Darryl Monroe

Pac 12 Player Rankings Continued

This is a continuation of the Pac 12 player rankings done by Ted Miller on ESPN.com Here's how he ranks players 9-5

9. Cliff Harris, Oregon
8. Juron Criner, Arizona
7. Nick Foles, Arizona
6. Matt Barkley, USC
5. Vontaze Burfict, Arizona State

Pac 12 Player Rankings

Here are the Pac 12 football player rankings of players 14-10. This is a continuation of the previous posts of the player rankings by Ted Miller of ESPN.

10. Jonathan Martin, Stanford
11. Shayne Skov, Stanford
12. T.J. McDonald, USC
13. Alameda Ta'amu, Washington
14. Matt Kalil, USC

Pac 12 Player Rankings 15-19

Here are the players that Ted Miller rated 15-19 in his ranking of Pac 12 players.

15. Delano Howell, S, Stanford

16. Mychal Kendricks, LB, California

17. Rodney Stewart, RB, Colorado

18. Jermaine Kearse, WR, Washington

19. Chase Thomas, LB, Stanford

Ranking of Pac 12 Football Players

ESPN's Ted Miller has been doing a ranking of the Pac 12's top 25 football players. Here's a list of the players he rated 25th-20th.

20. Jeff Tuel, QB, Washington State

21. Robert Woods, WR, USC

22. Johnathan Franklin, RB, UCLA

23. David Paulson, TE, Oregon

24. David DeCastro, OG, Stanford

25. Marquess Wilson, WR, Washington State

Sports Illustrated Puts Stanford Ahead of Oregon in Polls

For the first time this preseason, a poll has placed Stanford ahead of Oregon in the polls. Here's how SI thinks the season will shake out.

Here's SI's top-25.

1. Alabama
2. Oklahoma
3. LSU
4. Stanford
5. Oregon
6. Florida State
7. South Carolina
8. Boise State
9. Nebraska
10. Arkansas
11. Texas A&M
12. Wisconsin
13. Oklahoma State
14. Michigan State
15. Notre Dame
16. Virginia Tech
17. Arizona State
18. TCU
19. Ohio State
20. USC
21. Mississippi State
22. Missouri
23. West Virginia
24. Auburn
25. Florida

AVCA Preseason Coaches Poll Released

Check out the preseason coaches poll that was released today for Women's volleyball. There is a ton of Pac 12 flavor at the top and it's important to note that Oregon and Arizona also received votes. Here's how the coaches see it this season.

Rank	School (First-Place Votes)	Total Points	2010 Record	2010 Final Poll
1	Penn State (54)	1486	32-5	1
2	Southern California (5)	1424	29-5	3
3	California (1)	1354	30-4	2
4	Texas	1313	27-6	4
5	Nebraska	1221	29-3	7
6	Stanford	1150	27-4	5
7	Washington	1112	24-9	6
8	Illinois	1066	24-9	9
9	Florida	1031	29-2	8
10	Hawai'i	976	29-3	13
11	UCLA	903	22-9	12
12	Minnesota	810	26-9	10
13	Purdue	739	24-11	11
14	Northern Iowa	619	30-3	14
15	Colorado State	533	26-5	16
16	Oklahoma	485	23-11	21
17	Duke	465	27-7	18
18	Iowa State	430	20-9	25
19	Dayton	334	28-4	15
20	San Diego	315	24-6	17
21	Ohio State	256	24-12	19
22	Long Beach State	234	25-8	NR
23	Tulsa	193	31-3	20
T-24	Michigan	170	23-10	NR
T-24	Tennessee	170	25-7	24

Oregon's Daryle Hawkins Set to Play Receiver

Daryle Hawkins spent all of last season playing a little bit of running back, wide receiver, and quarterback. This made him an incredibly valuable practice player because of his versatility, this also stunted his growth a little bit because he wasn't able to focus on one position. Well, the Ducks have finally decided what position he'll play: wide receiver.

Hawkins had been practicing at quarterback during his 2009 season that he redshirted because there wasn't a lot of depth at quarterback. Last season, the Ducks had Nate Costa, Brian Bennett, and Darron Thomas so the need for a quarterback simply wasn't there.

The Ducks have a ton of depth at quarterback again with both Thomas and Bennett returning to the team.

Hawkins seems happy to settle into receiver:

“It’s nice to have a certain group you can learn from,” Hawkins said. “When you’re bouncing around, you’re not really a part of any single group. It’s kind of like you’re just jumping in.

The Ducks lost a lot of firepower at receiver last season with the graduations of DJ Davis and Jeff Maehl, their two leading receivers. They'll need a big season from Hawkins in order to make up for the lost production

Utah's Jordan Wynn Looks Good in Scrimmage

Utah's Jordan Wynn looked really good in a scrimmage on Tuesday. Wynn was 9 of 17 in the scrimmage. He through for 152 yards, including a 26 yard touchdown pass. Coach Kyle Whittingham was impressed:

“It was one of our more efficient scrimmages in fall camp in recent years,” Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said. “The offense did some nice things. It was great to have Jordan back. The first two drives were 16 and 13 plays, so that is a big positive — the sustained drives.”

Jordan Wynn had been out with a shoulder injury. The Utes believe he is starting to get near full strength in that shoulder.

Arizona's Jourdon Grandon Injured

The Arizona Wildcats thought that they had found another star for their football team. Jourdon Grandon had played so well this spring and was showing signs of being really good during the team's training camp this fall. Grandon was practicing with the team's first defense and was challenging to become the starting cornerback for the Wildcats this season.

Grandon tore the meniscus in his left knee and his expected to be out at least three weeks. Grandon was not able to go with the team on its annual trip to the Army Installation.

UCLA Bruin Quarterback Battle

The Pac 12 is chalk full of star quaterbacks. It is led by Andrew Luck, Darron Thomas, and Nick Foles, all of whom are highly touted and accomplished quarterbacks. There is also the second tier of quarterbacks that includes Brock Osweiler, Jordan Wynn, Matt Barkley, and Ryan Katz. All of the other jobs were settled before spring practices. There remains one job that remains a mystery, and that's the quarterback job over at UCLA.

Kevin Prince was the starting quarterback for the Bruins last season and he was pretty disappointing. He started only five games and was very underwhelming as a passer. He is back for the 2011 season and is the odds on favorite to win this job.

Richard Brehaut took over as the starter last season once Prince went down. He actually did a really nice job last season and although he wasn't great, he was better than Prince was last season. However, Prince proved in 2009 that he is a capable quarterback.

Brett Hundley is an incoming freshman who was one of the top quarterback recruits in the country. He showed a lot of promise in the spring, but he got injured during the spring and is much more likely to redshirt this upcoming season than he is to start. If he is the best quarterback in practice, he will likely start because coach Rick Neuheisel is desperate for a winning season.

Andrew Luck and Pac 12 Elite

It is news to no one that the Pac 12 is a conference brimming with elite quarterbacks. Andrew Luck is just one of them. There is no doubt Luck will be the front man for the conference after becoming a Heisman Trophy finalist last year. Most experts even believed that Luck would have been the No. 1 pick in this year's NFL draft had he decided to turn pro.

Instead, Luck (Stanford) will be joining the elite QB's of the Pac 12 again. Nick Foles (Arizona), Tyler Hansen (Colorado), Matt Barkley (USC), Darron Thomas (Oregon) and Brock Osweiler (Arizona State) will share the conference with Luck.

Competition like that is what the Pac 12 is known for. With the Pac 12 network coming in to reality, it will be a nice chance to catch all of the elite in action!

Pac 12 to Launch Pac 12 Network Next Year

All Pac 12 football games will be playing on national TV starting next year. This could really help with recruiting because out of state kids want their parents to be able to see all of their games. Oregon Ducks' head coach, Chip Kelly, was more than excited about the news:

"Instead of saying, 'As long as we're playing well, we're on TV,' it's a guarantee now that every game is available."

There will be a national channel of the Pac 12 network accompanied by six regional channels. The six regional channels will be Oregon, Washington, Northern California, Southern California, Arizona, and Mountain.

The conference already has a 12 year contract with ESPN and Fox to air the high profile games nationally.